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Musicians
Music has long been part of the life of the church, but starting in the 1960s, Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) brought a new range of styles adopted from popular music. Since then, Christian musicians have continued to branch out, embracing such varied genres as folk, rock, and hip hop, as featured on the cover of Christianity Today in May 2013. Musicians—spiritual and secular—often rely on the form to communicate emotions, struggles, or responses to social issues.
Photo by Ty HytenW.W. Jay-Z?
How Christian hip-hop could call the American church back to the gospel—and hip-hop back to its roots.
May 10, 2013
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Starting a Dialogue with Hip-Hop
Daniel White Hodge finds signs of the gospel in the beats of hip-hop.
June 18, 2013
After Turning Theological, Christian Hip-Hop Turns Critical
What Shai Linne's takedown of Joyce Meyers suggests about Reformed rap.
May 30, 2013
A Fractured and Beautiful Faith 
How songwriter Audrey Assad transcended "positive and encouraging" to create music for the church.
May 24, 2013
W.W. Jay-Z?
How Christian hip-hop could call the American church back to the gospel—and hip-hop back to its roots.
May 10, 2013
The Laughing Stalk
David Eugene Edwards' gothic folk gets away with singing about Jesus by preaching without proselytizing.
April 24, 2013
Remembering George Beverly Shea
Singer's most lasting achievement was introducing "How Great Thou Art" to America.
April 18, 2013
"How Great Thou Art" & the 100-Year-Old Bass
The story of George Beverly Shea's signature tune.
April 17, 2013
The Moses of Soul
64-year-old soul sensation Charles Bradley talks about his journey through the wilderness.
April 16, 2013
Accidentally Racist and Intentionally Ignorant
How the controversial Brad Paisley-LL Cool J duet keeps us from seeing the real, systemic problems of race.
April 15, 2013
David Crowder: Why Old Gospel Music Works in a Club
The chart-topping worship leader has re-located to Atlanta, and is currently touring small rock venues across the U. S. with a "kitschy" Americana collective that has two albums in the works.
April 9, 2013
On the Road Home with Mumford & Sons
After winning Album of the Year, the band returns to Barclays Center.
February 14, 2013
We Will, We Will Mock You
There's a fine line between irony and ire, and alas, Father John Misty crossed it.
January 16, 2013
Sufjan Stevens's Conflicted Christmas
100 songs in, Stevens understands the joys, pains, and ironies of Christmas like no other artist.
December 18, 2012
How Josh Wilson Became a 'Loopy' Guitarist
He plays up to 24 instruments in the studio and on stage, and now on a Christmas album.
December 11, 2012
How Gabriel Wilson Discovered his Paternal Roots—and Made a Record About It
Inside his solo debut, "The McGuire Side."
November 12, 2012
Beyond Suicide: Don Chaffer
Waterdeep's front man explores life's storms—including his father's suicide—in new off-Broadway musical.
October 23, 2012
Arizona Dranes: The Greatest, Wildest, Blind Gospel Singer You've Never Heard Of
She only recorded a handful of songs before slipping into oblivion. Now it's time to bring her back.
October 16, 2012
We Gaither Together
Bill & Gloria Gaither celebrate their music, Scripture's vitality, and 50 years of marriage.
October 9, 2012
Van Morrison's Poetry of the Ineffable
The Northern Irishman has been singing into the mystic—and of the divine—for decades.
October 2, 2012
The Confessions of Scott Stapp
New memoir addresses abusive childhood, a wild ride with Creed, a near suicide attempt, and, finally, getting right with God.
September 18, 2012
Not Your Typical Indie Music Scene: The Listening Room Speaks
What happens when a Richmond-based concert venue asks audiences to be completely silent.
July 3, 2012
A Growing Hunger for a Local Voice: Sara Groves and Family Open Art House in St. Paul
Art House North is gathering musicians, photographers, and filmmakers to find 'a creative culture for the common good' of the Twin Cities.
June 26, 2012
Children's Music Matters
A singer-songwriter's call for excellence in the songs we feed our kids.
June 19, 2012
The 99 Problems with Jay-Z's Use of "B----"
The celebrated rapper insists he'll continue to use the word despite the arrival of his newborn baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter.
January 31, 2012
Beyonce Is Wrong: Girls Don't Run the World
Why her message of female power is hurting the African American community.
June 28, 2011
Lady Gaga: Where's the Outrage?
What happens when a pop culture phenomenon becomes a 'religious experience.'
May 17, 2011
Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop
Christian genre pioneers are taking their cues from Calvinist leaders.
May 2, 2011
The Rapper in Rehab
Rising star Lecrae says he was addicted to self; now Jesus is his "drug of choice."
March 15, 2011
Whatever Happened to Amazing Grace?
Why John Newton's famous hymn failed to win, place, or show.
March 8, 2011
'Hallelujah' Comes to the Food Court
Why one performance of Handel's 'Messiah' has attracted an audience of over 7 million.
December 3, 2010
Mary Beth Chapman vs. God
In a new book, Steven Curtis Chapman's wife is brutally honest about her lifelong feud with the Creator, especially after losing their daughter to an accident in 2008.
September 16, 2010
Ooh La La over Lady Gaga
Why I showed my son a music video from one of pop culture's hottest artists.
June 17, 2010
Christian Female Musicians, Missing in Action
What accounts for the surprising dearth of women in today's CCM scene?
May 20, 2010
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